STATE OF LOUISIANA Vs. KENTRELL HICKERSON

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STATE OF LOUISIANA * VERSUS NO. 2017-KA-0093 * COURT OF APPEAL KENTRELL HICKERSON * FOURTH CIRCUIT * STATE OF LOUISIANA ******* APPEAL FROM CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT ORLEANS PARISH NO. 516-272, SECTION “H” Honorable Camille Buras, Judge ****** Judge Rosemary Ledet ****** (Court composed of Chief Judge James F. McKay, III, Judge Rosemary Ledet, Judge Marion F. Edwards) Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. Donna Andrieu ORLEANS DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE 619 South White Street New Orleans, LA 70119 COUNSEL FOR APPELLEE/STATE OF LOUISIANA Jerome W. Matthews, Jr. 310 Huey P. Long Ave., Suite 104 Gretna, LA 70053 Kevin S. Vogeltanz 2124 Monroe Street Mandeville, LA 70448 COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLANT APPEAL DISMISSED SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 This appeal arises from the defendant’s convictions for racketeering and conspiracy to distribute heroin. On March 30, 2017, this court remanded this case to the district court with instruction to rule on the defendant’s motion for a new trial. La. C.Cr.P. art. 851. Accordingly, the instant appeal is hereby dismissed without prejudice. The defendant’s rights to appeal his convictions and sentences after the district court’s ruling on the motion for a new trial are preserved. APPEAL DISMISSED 1

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